Motorists suspected of driving drunk in Georgia will still be able to refuse breathalyzer tests under a bill set for a final vote Thursday. The legislation makes clear that police can't compel suspects to take breath tests. Atlanta Journal

President Donald Trump could siphon upwards of $260 million from Georgia military construction projects to pay for a wall on the Southern border, according to a Pentagon estimate being circulated by Senate Democrats. Atlanta Journal

A fake cow that is the target of a lawsuit by a congressman is having its moment. The Twitter account "Devin Nunes' cow," which professes to be "hanging out on the dairy in Iowa looking for the lil' treasonous cowpoke," has more than 455,000 followers as of Wednesday afternoon, a dramatic increase... Baltimore Sun

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated his feud with the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, calling him "a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!" Trump's broadside on Twitter came after George Conway, a conservative lawyer and frequent critic of the president, publicly questioned... Baltimore Sun

A judge blocked oil and gas drilling on almost 500 square miles (1,295 sq. kilometers) in Wyoming and said the federal government must consider the cumulative climate change impact of ... Las Vegas Sun

The Border Patrol released 250 migrants here on Tuesday and Wednesday and expects to free hundreds more in coming days because there is no room to hold them. Normally, the agency would transfer the migrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be “processed” and in many cases placed in detention... LA Times

In these early weeks of the presidential campaign, Democratic candidates have faced a battery of unusual questions, prompted partly by President Trump’s dark warning in his State of the Union address against “new calls to adopt socialism in our country.” The first question Democrats got after that... LA Times

The governor of Kentucky admitted intentionally infecting his kids with chickenpox — a move that medical experts warn could have deadly results. In an interview with radio station WKCT, Gov. Matt Bevin said he ensured all his children contracted the highly contagious disease so they’d get sick and become immune to the virus that causes... New York Post

President Trump escalated his attacks on the late John McCain Wednesday, saying he approved the senator’s full dress funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral — but didn’t get a thank you. “I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president I had to approve. I don’t care about this. New York Post

Citigroup Inc plans to sell several tons of gold placed as collateral by Venezuela's central bank on a $1.6 billion loan after the deadline for repurchasing them expired this month, sources said, a setback for President Nicolas Maduro's efforts to hold onto the country's fast-shrinking reserves. Rueters

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"The truth is, throughout human history, slavery has existed, and America came along as the first country to end it within 150 years," contributor Katie Pavlich said. "And we get no credit for that.” Washington Post

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been serving in the House for years, but it wasn't until this year, as she eyes the White House, that she signed onto a resolution that envisions reparations to black Americans for the legacy of slavery. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke watched for years as fencing divided ... Washington Times

For those wondering why the White House needs an independent climate panel, supporters recommend starting with the Fourth National Climate Assessment. The federal report released in November was hailed as evidence that President Trump's own scientists were on board with dire climate disaster forecasts, even though the document was prepared ... Washington Times

The Pentagon's Office of Inspector General has opened an investigation into complaints of alleged ethics violations against acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General said it had recently received a complaint that Shanahan "allegedly took actions to promote his former employer, Boeing, and disparage its competitors, allegedly in violation of ethics rules." Shanahan worked for Boeing for 31 years, last serving as senior vice president of supply chain operations.
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President Donald Trump looks -- and is acting -- rattled and encircled by the Russia investigation. And a series of fresh disclosures on Tuesday show there is every reason for him to feel threatened by the vast shadow it is casting over his life, business and presidency. CNN

Several members of the Supreme Court expressed concern over allegations of racial bias in the jury selection system on Wednesday in a case concerning a Mississippi death row inmate who was tried six times for murder. CNN

Harvard University has "shamelessly" turned a profit from photos of two 19th-century slaves while ignoring requests to turn the photos over to the slaves' descendants, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. FOX News

PM faces calls for resignation after blaming Commons for delay to UK’s exit from EUFollow all the latest on Brexit with our live blogTheresa May is facing a furious backlash from her own backbenchers and calls for her resignation after she blamed squabbling MPs for delaying Brexit.In a defiant statement on Wednesday night she told the British public: Guardian

In a fresh blow to the embattled government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a legislator quit his ruling Liberal Party to sit as an independent on Wednesday after defending a former minister at the center of a political scandal. Reuters

Human Rights Council-appointed investigators urged Israel on Monday to revise its military rules of engagement, shortly before the one-year anniversary of the start of mass demonstrations at the country’s border fence with Gaza, that have left hundreds of Palestinians dead and thousands more injured. UN News

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Facebook changed because is was forced. Facebookannounced Tuesday that it will block landlords and creditors from using a person's demographic data including a person’s zip code, gender and age, to target certain groups in online advertisements.

The announcement is part of a legal settlement with groups that promote fair housing laws. Theycomplained in court last year that the social media giant enabledreal estate brokers and landlords to exclude certain demographics when advertising. The federal government, under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, had filed its own complaint against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits businesses from which prohibits the sale or rental of housing based on such factors as race or religion.

The company also was accused of allowing employers to discriminate against women by targeting job listings toward men only, specifically in traditionally male-dominated fields.